AstroTurf
A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass.
Noun
- A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass.
- And then there's AstroTurf. Invented in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and patented by Monsanto in 1965, AstroTurf is the world's first synthetic turf used as a sports playing surface, coming to fame—and its...
Synonyms: artificial turf
- Alternative form of Astroturf.
Origin
From astro- + turf, from its namesake trademark, in turn a reference to the Astrodome stadium in Houston, the first major sports venue to install artificial turf in 1966. The venue was named by its developer Roy Hofheinz, presumably a reference to the emerging identity of Houston as Space City. Originally marketed as ChemGrass.